texastribune.org —  4+ hour, 15+ min ago

...WASHINGTON -- Six years ago, Ted Cruz was vulnerable.... ...He was widely derided as Congress" least likable Republican senator -- by members of his own party.... ...Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence. Of those, only Trump has openly said he is running for president.... ...A flurry of other names have been floated by Texas Democratic lawmakers and strategists, including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Castro...

texastribune.org —  4+ hour, 15+ min ago

...Morris took permanent custody of five of her six grandkids after Child Protective Services removed them from their home after finding evidence of... ...When Beverly Morris moved six of her grandchildren into her apartment, it was cramped quarters on every front.... ...experience in getting public benefits like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.... ...If a Child Protective Services case is closed and a kinship caregiver gets legal custody of a child, relatives can seek assistance through the permanency...

texastribune.org —  4+ hour, 15+ min ago

...WASHINGTON -- Six years ago, Ted Cruz was vulnerable.... ...He was widely derided as Congress" least likable Republican senator -- by members of his own party.... ...Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence. Of those, only Trump has openly said he is running for president.... ...A flurry of other names have been floated by Texas Democratic lawmakers and strategists, including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Castro...

texastribune.org —  15+ hour, 44+ min ago

...Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican who is pushing to make the law change said once the state has let an employee opt in to the benefit, it can no... ...opted into the benefit from the Texas Employees Retirement System which was created by a law passed by the Legislature in 2021.... ...Tom Craddick, R-Midland, a former House speaker who has been in office for 54 years.... ...told the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday....

texastribune.org —  16+ hour, 25+ min ago

...actions," Laura Hernandez Holmes, the president of the board of the Texas Democracy Foundation, which publishes the magazine, said in a statement... ...Days after voting to cease publication and lay off its journalists, the nonprofit publisher of The Texas Observer said on Wednesday that it would... ...Times after The Texas Tribune first broke the news of the decision to close on Sunday night.... ...The fundraiser, James Canup, started the GoFundMe appeal hours after resigning....

texastribune.org —  17+ hour, 17+ min ago

...The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth wanting to... ...Major medical groups approve of such care and say it lessens higher rates of depression and suicide for trans youth. Senate Bill 14 author Sen.... ...Stephanie Klick, a Fort Worth Republican who chairs the committee, for cutting off testimony before hundreds of people could testify against it in... ...HB 1686 was debated Monday, but has not yet been approved by the House Public Health Committee, which includes three openly LGBTQ lawmakers, all...

texastribune.org —  17+ hour, 53+ min ago

...In a state where mental illness is prevalent on death row, the Texas House of Representatives has once again approved a measure to bar the death... ...I believe that the third time is the charm," Rose said during debate on the House floor.... ...In October, attorneys for the state of Texas admitted that Scott Panetti is severely mentally ill, but still attempted to persuade a federal judge... ...This month, Andre Thomas narrowly avoided death after a Texas court withdrew his execution date to allow his attorneys more time to argue he is not...

texastribune.org —  17+ hour, 17+ min ago

...The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth wanting to... ...Major medical groups approve of such care and say it lessens higher rates of depression and suicide for trans youth. Senate Bill 14 author Sen.... ...Stephanie Klick, a Fort Worth Republican who chairs the committee, for cutting off testimony before hundreds of people could testify against it in... ...HB 1686 was debated Monday, but has not yet been approved by the House Public Health Committee, which includes three openly LGBTQ lawmakers, all...

texastribune.org —  23+ hour, 53+ min ago

...Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen and Henry Cuellar of Laredo plan to vote for Republicans" sweeping energy and permitting bill, the two lawmakers confirmed... ...to The Texas Tribune.... ...Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, took to the House floor to denounce the package as the "Polluters over people act.".... ...Texas Democrats have a long history of defending the state's oil and gas industry, but all Democrats eventually voted for their party's bill....

texastribune.org —  23+ hour, 53+ min ago

...Texas Democrats are helping them.... ...WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans are pushing an energy bill that would overturn much of President Joe Biden's climate agenda, and two South... ...Texas Democrats have a long history of defending the state's oil and gas industry, but all Democrats eventually voted for their party's bill.... ...Other Texas Democrats recoiled at the Republican package, saying it rolled back essential environmental protections at the expense of the health...